Lavender I Colored My World

by Harry L. Le Fever lavender boys, lavender girls lavender eyes, lavender curls lavender dogs, lavender cats lavender bugs, including gnats lavender clouds, lavender skies lavender anything that flies lavender ships, lavender fish lavender love, lavender wish...

Let Your Light Shine

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. Francis Bacon ​So many traditions celebrate holidays at the end of the Western calendar year.  In the Northern Hemisphere, in less than 10 days, we will experience the shortest day and longest...

Living With Intention

The more you sense the rareness and value of your own life, the more you realize how you use it, how you manifest it, is all your responsibility.  We face such a big task, so naturally we sit down for awhile. Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi​​​ When I saw the above quote in...

Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella

My news and Facebook feeds are full of stories about how Eastern inspired techniques like Meditation, Yoga and/or Tai Chi can ease life’s stresses.  While this is useful information, I can recall one point in my overscheduled life when I felt my stress level increase...

Anticipation or Procrastination

​For months the refrain of ANTICIPATION from the Carly Simon song released in November 1971 has been running through my mind.  That song and its lyrics were so apt for the soon to be high school graduate who had her mind set on exploring her life outside of her family...